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4601. NHD54/6

Reference (shelfmark):
NHD54/6
Title:
Illustration of an unidentified white flower plant. Artist(s): Unknown.
Scope & Content:
Illustration of an unidentified white flower plant Original inscriptions: 五月開 (reverse lower left in ink); Shan-ou-mei-yan (reverse lower right in pencil) Further inscriptions: H. Sh. (front lower left in ink) Flowering branch of an unidentified red flower plant. One erect branch, with a seco...
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Chinese and English
Date Range:
c 1800
Extent:
1 Item

4602. NHD54/7

Reference (shelfmark):
NHD54/7
Title:
Illustration of an unidentified white flower plant. Artist(s): Unknown.
Scope & Content:
Illustration of an unidentified white flower plant Original inscriptions: -蜍勒 (front lower right in ink, first character unintelligible); Kum-keui-lae (reverse lower right in pencil) Further inscriptions: W. Ch. (front lower left in ink) Flowering branch of an unidentified white flower plant....
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Chinese and English
Date Range:
c 1800
Extent:
1 Item

4603. NHD54/8

Reference (shelfmark):
NHD54/8
Title:
Illustration of an unidentified pink flower plant. Artist(s): Unknown.
Scope & Content:
Illustration of an unidentified pink flower plant Original inscriptions: 雁来紅 (front lower left in ink) Further inscriptions: H. Sh. (front lower left in ink) Green and smooth branch, with alternate dark green leaves, elliptic in shape with entire margins and alternate veins, widely ondulate, ...
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Chinese and English
Date Range:
c 1800
Extent:
1 Item

4604. NHD54/9

Reference (shelfmark):
NHD54/9
Title:
Illustration of an unidentified fruit tree. Artist(s): Unknown.
Scope & Content:
Illustration of an unidentified fruit tree Original inscriptions: 山沙梨 (front lower right in ink, attached to page with pin) Further inscriptions: H. Sh. (front lower left in ink) Flowering branch of an unidentified fruit tree, possibly a June Plum (Spondias species). Dark brown, rugose branch...
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Chinese and English
Date Range:
c 1800
Extent:
1 Item

4605. NHD54/10

Reference (shelfmark):
NHD54/10
Title:
Rosary pea. Artist(s): Unknown.
Scope & Content:
Rosary pea Abrus precatorius L; Fabaceae family Original inscriptions: 紅相思 (front lower right in ink); 紅相思 Seuong-si-tow (reverse lower right in pencil) Further inscriptions: W. Ch. (front lower left in ink) Illustration of a branch of a rosary pea plant, with flowers and fruits on the same ...
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Chinese and English
Date Range:
c 1800
Extent:
1 Item

4606. NHD54/11

Reference (shelfmark):
NHD54/11
Title:
White flower Bauhinia. Artist(s): Unknown.
Scope & Content:
White flower Bauhinia Bauhinia Plum. ex L; Fabaceae family Original inscriptions: 大菜麟甲 (front lower right in ink); Tai-yiep-lun-kap (reverse lower right in pencil) Further inscriptions: W. Ch. (front lower left in ink) Flowering branch of a Bauhinia white flower plant. Branch reddish and smo...
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Chinese and English
Date Range:
c 1800
Extent:
1 Item

4607. NHD54/12

Reference (shelfmark):
NHD54/12
Title:
Dracontomelon. Artist(s): Unknown.
Scope & Content:
Dracontomelon Dracontomelon Blume; Anacardiaceae family Original inscriptions: 白水焦 (front lower left in ink) Flowering stem of a Dracontomelon plant; upper flowering tube and lower rooting stemshown separated left to right. Erect, striate, tubular stem, densely leaved, with elliptic-lanceolat...
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Chinese and English
Date Range:
c 1800
Extent:
1 Item

4608. NHD54/13

Reference (shelfmark):
NHD54/13
Title:
Illustration of an unidentified yellow flower plant. Artist(s): Unknown.
Scope & Content:
Illustration of an unidentified yellow flower plant Original inscriptions: 五葉蘭 (front lower left in ink) Pale brown wooden, nodose truck, branching out widely to both sides. Numerous bi-pinnate and tri-pinnate compound leaves, on green pedicels. Leaves are elliptic-lanceolate with entire margi...
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Chinese and English
Date Range:
c 1800
Extent:
1 Item

4609. NHD54/14

Reference (shelfmark):
NHD54/14
Title:
Hare Foot Uraria. Artist(s): Unknown.
Scope & Content:
Hare Foot Uraria Uraria lagopodoides (L.) DC; Fabaceae family Original inscriptions: 狗尾豆 (front lower left in ink); 狗尾豆 How-mei-tsow (reverse lower right in pencil) Further inscriptions: W. Ch. (front lower left in ink) Flowering branch of a dog's tail bean plant. Erect, green, smooth and sl...
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Chinese and English
Date Range:
c. 1800
Extent:
1 Item

4610. NHD54/15

Reference (shelfmark):
NHD54/15
Title:
Cassia. Artist(s): Unknown.
Scope & Content:
Cassia Cassia L.; Fabaceae family Original inscriptions: 四月開 (reverse lower left in ink) Further inscriptions: H. Sh. (front lower left in ink); Cassia speciosa (reverse lower right in pencil) One erect, light green, smooth branch, with numerous alternate or possibly spirally arranged pari-p...
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Chinese and English
Date Range:
c 1800
Extent:
1 Item